Power Outages in Cole County, MO
Ameren has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc, Three Rivers Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
Cole County, MO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/cole-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cole County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/cole-county
Ameren only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc, Three Rivers Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~61,106 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Ameren. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc, Three Rivers Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Three Rivers Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cole Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65109 | 448 | 13 | 385 | ≤11 |
| 65101 | 250 | ≤11 | 208 | ≤11 |
| 65074 | 35 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 65023 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 65053 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 65040 | 13 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 65076 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Cole County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cole County right now.
Cole County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 6, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
- Flood Warning ×6
Latest Cole County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 616 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cole County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Jefferson Cityno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cole County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,018 customers.
The US EIA reports Missouri utilities averaged 6.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 13,018 customers out) · decade average 1.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 489 | 3,079 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 570 | 1,348 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 451 | 1,652 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 722 | 2,187 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 673 | 13,018 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 661 | 2,715 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 653 | 5,463 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 764 | 2,898 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 837 | 1,924 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 690 | 1,957 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 746 | 2,965 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Cole County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cole County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Union Electric Co - (MO)13.3¢1,100,654 cust
- Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc14.9¢31,352 cust
- Three Rivers Electric Coop13.0¢22,757 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 1.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cole County: FAQ
- How often does Cole County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cole County, MO logged 746 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cole County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,018 customers without power, beginning May 23, 2019 and lasting about 3d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Cole County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cole County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cole County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc, Three Rivers Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Jefferson City. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Cole County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cole County.
65023, 65040, 65053, 65076, 65101, 65109
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | 9.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | 2.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Three Rivers Electric Coop | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ameren | - | Outages only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29051 and /api/v1/counties/29051/history.